Conilurus albipes

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA MAMMALIA RODENTIA MURIDAE

Scientific Name: Conilurus albipes
Species Authority: (Lichtenstein, 1829)
Common Name/s:
English – White-footed Rabbit-rat, Rabbit-eared Tree-rat, White-footed Rabbit Rat, White-footed Tree-rat

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2008
Assessor/s Baillie, J.E.M.
Evaluator/s: Lamoreux, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)
Justification:
Listed as Extinct because this species has not been recorded since 1860-1862, despite relatively intensive survey work.
History:
1996 – Extinct (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994 – Extinct (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Extinct (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Extinct (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 – Extinct (Thornback and Jenkins 1982)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species was endemic to Australia, where it appears to have been distributed in south-eastern South Australia, Victoria, southern and eastern New South Wales and possibly in extreme south-eastern Queensland (Dixon 2008).
Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Australia

Population [top]

Population: This species is presumed to be extinct. It has not been recorded since 1860-1862 in Victoria, where it was at one time common and even regarded as a pest. Although it was widely distributed, it was apparently not abundant (Dixon 2008). Surveys conducted over the years have not found this species.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It was found in areas of eucalyptus woodland, where animals were recorded nesting in hollow branches. One female was known to have had a litter of three young (Dixon 2008).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It has been suggested that the possible causes for extinction of this species were habitat disruption by introduced livestock and rabbits, and predation by cats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures pertaining to this species.
Citation: Baillie, J.E.M. 2008. Conilurus albipes. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 December 2008.
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